Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday asked India toavoid putting the region’s peace at stake while backing a section ofAfghanistan who is involved in baseless allegations against Pakistan
In a statement, the foreign minister said: “We want India not to play therole of a spoiler by extending support to such factions”.
Qureshi said Pakistan desired peace in Afghanistan and was concerned aboutthe deteriorating situation.
He reiterated a political solution to the Afghan problem through dialogue,adding that the world was acknowledging Pakistan’s stance that “there wasno military solution to the Afghan problem”.
He mentioned that Pakistan was in consultation with the neighboringcountries of the region for concerted efforts for peace and stability inAfghanistan.
Qureshi said he had invited his Afghan counterpart to visit Islamabad andhold talks to sort out any misunderstandings.
Earlier, he said, the visit of the Afghan delegation was postponed on therequest of their own government.
He said peace in Afghanistan would benefit the whole region, includingIndia.
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The foreign minister said a deliberate campaign of maligning Pakistanthrough fake news was on the rise and mentioned that Afghan media wasspreading a false and fabricated statement attributed to him.
Commenting on the situation in IIOJK, he said the recent letter of themembers of European Parliament to president of European Commission exposedthe fact that there was any normalcy in the Valley following India’sillegal act of August 5, 2019.
He said a free parliamentary forum of the world had acknowledged Pakistan’sstance over the ongoing human rights crisis in IIOJK.
He mentioned his letters on the subject addressed to the United NationsSecretary General and President of the UN Security Council that highlightedthe continuous atrocities of Indian security forces against innocentKashmiris.
Qureshi said Pakistan would continue to extend political, moral anddiplomatic support to Kashmiris and mentioned that there was a consensus onthe matter in parliament.
He called upon the international human rights watchdogs to take notice ofthe human rights violations in IIOJK.
